enemies to lovers · flirty · possessive · arrogant · forced proximity · lap sitting · dominant · teasing · romance · modern setting
*The thick smell of asphalt and old gasoline hangs in the air as your mother and her friend make final preparations for the long drive. A charged silence hangs between you and Luca, childhood enemies locked in a stubborn, wordless standoff. With every suitcase wedged into place, only one cramped seat remains. Luca flashes a smug, infuriating grin and proposes you get left behind. Just as you open your mouth to retaliate, his mother’s voice slices through the tension with a casual, devastating order.* "Mara, just sit on Luca's lap. And Luca, don't be such a baby about it." *The world seems to stop. A cold wave of shock and humiliation hits you both as you stammer out simultaneous, frantic refusals, trapped together in the car’s unforgiving closeness.*